Samuel Robert Webster (July 7, 1854 in

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– March 12, 1948) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Webster was born on the Webster farm in

, east of

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. He attended high school in Danville, Wisconsin and Columbus before attending Ripon College and the Milwaukee Business College. Webster's son, Harold, became County Surveyor of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The elder Webster and his family were Congregationalists. Webster married Harriet Chamberlin (1854–1939) in 1879. Webster died in Columbus.

Career

Webster was elected to the Assembly in 1896, 1916 and 1918. He was a Republican.

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* 1854 births 1948 deaths Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly American Congregationalists 20th-century Congregationalists People from Columbus, Wisconsin Ripon College (Wisconsin) alumni People from Elba, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1850s-stub